Capriciousness

/kəˈprɪʃəsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being capricious; the tendency to change one's mind or mood suddenly without apparent reason.

Etymology

From capricious + -ness, a standard English suffix for converting adjectives into abstract nouns denoting qualities. This formation follows the typical pattern: caprice → capricious → capriciousness.

Kelly Says

Mercury, the Roman god of trickery, was said to be capriciously inconsistent—and guess what his symbol is? The caduceus, which might as well be two goats fighting.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማይን ምንጭ
may-n min-ch
ARالعربية
هوى
hay-wi
BNবাংলা
অনুপ্রবেশ
an-u-pro-besh
CACatalà
desig
de-sig
CSČeština
nálada
nah-lah-da
DADansk
humør
hue-mor
DEDeutsch
Launenhaftigkeit
lawn-en-haf-ti-keit
ELΕλληνικά
άδεια
a-dee-a
ESEspañol
capricho
kap-ree-cho
FAفارسی
هوس
hoos
FISuomi
hulluuden
hullu-u-den
FRFrançais
capricieuse
ka-pree-seez
GUGU
મનપસંદ
man-pasand
HAHA
kwanci
kwan-chi
HEעברית
הפתעה
he-fa-ta
HIहिन्दी
लुभावना
lu-bha-vana
HUMagyar
kedvesség
kedv-es-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keinginan
ke-ee-gan-an
IGIG
obi
oh-bee
ITItaliano
capricciosità
kap-ree-cho-see-ta
JA日本語
気まぐれさ
kima-gu-re-sa
KKKK
азап
a-zap
KMKM
ចំនួន
chom-nuan
KO한국어
변덕스러움
byeon-deok-seu-reu-um
MRMR
माना
ma-na
MSBahasa Melayu
kehendak
keh-hen-dak
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-daw-ma-yar
NLNederlands
capriciousheid
kap-ree-cho-sheid
NONorsk
humør
hue-mor
PAPA
ਮਨ
man
PLPolski
kapryśność
kap-ris-nosc
PTPortuguês
capricho
kap-ree-cho
RORomână
capriciu
kap-ree-tsee-oo
RUРусский
капризность
kap-riz-nost
SVSvenska
humör
hue-mor
SWKiswahili
mtazamo
m-ta-za-mo
TAதமிழ்
கிளர்ச்சி
ki-lar-chi
TEతెలుగు
అనూహ్యం
a-noo-hyam
THไทย
อารมณ์
a-rom
TLTL
pag-aari
pa-ga-a-ri
TRTürkçe
kaprisli
kap-rees-li
UKУкраїнська
капризність
kap-riz-nist
URاردو
نَفْسِ
naf-si
VITiếng Việt
tính cách
tinh cach
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
反复无常
fan-bo-wu-chang
ZUZU
umoya
oo-mo-ya

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